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and, you know, having that physical act and that visual only helps the murdochs. this is a clan that's really going to fight for themselves. >> i was going to say when the chips are down, i want wendi deng in my corner. great to have you on. felix gillette, thank you. >>> the british hacking scandal is making people here in the u.s. concerned for their own personal privacy. at&t, sprint and t-mobile allow subscribers to access their voice mail without entering a pin number. this practice opens them up to the same kind of hacking called caller i.d. spoofing which was used by a british tabloid to access messages of celebs, politicians and others. how easy is it to break into someone's private phone? >> i would say it's relatively easy and that's the scary thing for people at home. you have to wonder why would someone be a target, why would you want to go after somebody's voice mail. it could be a legal case, it could be a battle between spouses. it could be somebody trying to spy on you to simply trying to harass you. when we talk about this caller i.d. spoofing, wh
and, you know, having that physical act and that visual only helps the murdochs. this is a clan that's really going to fight for themselves. >> i was going to say when the chips are down, i want wendi deng in my corner. great to have you on. felix gillette, thank you. >>> the british hacking scandal is making people here in the u.s. concerned for their own personal privacy. at&t, sprint and t-mobile allow subscribers to access their voice mail without entering a pin number....
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. >> it's the story that rupert murdoch wishes would just go away. the media mogul and his empire are under attack for the british tabloid, phone hacking scandal that forced him to shut down his largest newspaper, sparked a government investigation, and unleashed a flood of ang frert public hp. now the scandal is turning the spotlight on murdoch's media empire here in the u.s. especially on to fox news. so what does the controversy tell us about how murdoch does business? and what will the scandal mean for fox news? joining me now, is elise hogue, senior advisor at media matters, a nonprofit watch dog group that is now under attack from fox news. elise, how are you? and welcome to the show. what does this mean in america? of course, we know in england, there is a lot of outrage. in parliament there. there's unprecedented attacks. but what could this mean in the united states and particularly for fox news? >> you know, the first thing i think americans need to realize reverend, is that news international is a part of news corps, which is a u.s. listed
. >> it's the story that rupert murdoch wishes would just go away. the media mogul and his empire are under attack for the british tabloid, phone hacking scandal that forced him to shut down his largest newspaper, sparked a government investigation, and unleashed a flood of ang frert public hp. now the scandal is turning the spotlight on murdoch's media empire here in the u.s. especially on to fox news. so what does the controversy tell us about how murdoch does business? and what will...
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murdoch and his son supposedly go before parliament tomorrow. could there also be tomorrow, congressional hearings, in the united states as we move down the road looking into these allegations? >> well, reverend, i think we have to see how the facts unhold. i know that j. rockefeller, the commerce in the senate, from my own view, i'm looking to see where the facts unfold particularly where it relates it 9/11 families. i will depend upon the justice department to help unfold it. but i think tomorrow will be a very telling day about how news corp operated in great britain and who knows where that line of questioning will lead. >> all right, new jersey senator robert menendez. thank you for your time this evening. >> thank you, reverend. >> ahead, no elizabeth warren. and still not enough. republicans won't be happy until wallace street runs wild again. congressman mcdermott won't let it happen. that's next. [ male announcer ] introducing the ultimate business phone -- the motorola expert from sprint. its powerful tools help you work faster and sma
murdoch and his son supposedly go before parliament tomorrow. could there also be tomorrow, congressional hearings, in the united states as we move down the road looking into these allegations? >> well, reverend, i think we have to see how the facts unhold. i know that j. rockefeller, the commerce in the senate, from my own view, i'm looking to see where the facts unfold particularly where it relates it 9/11 families. i will depend upon the justice department to help unfold it. but i...
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what is the effect on murdoch and news corp.? and what will that have as an effect going into the 2012 election cycle when they had such a huge space in a big megaphone? >> the last ten days can only be described as a cosmic transition. ten days ago every politician off and onned over this man. they kissed his ring. prime minister david cameron had him as his first visitor at number 10 downing street after he successfully built a coalition government last year. tony blair, his press secretary alastair campbell, saying we also invited rupert murdoch in through the back door. he always kay through the back door. that was ten days ago. virtiely every politics is treating him as if he has a cajun like leprosy. during this period, not only was there this very close relationship between the all-powerful media mogul which could literally swing elections, but members of his staff were paying police officers, who were supposedly charged with representing and protecting the public. so what you have is an have a break down in -- and you kno
what is the effect on murdoch and news corp.? and what will that have as an effect going into the 2012 election cycle when they had such a huge space in a big megaphone? >> the last ten days can only be described as a cosmic transition. ten days ago every politician off and onned over this man. they kissed his ring. prime minister david cameron had him as his first visitor at number 10 downing street after he successfully built a coalition government last year. tony blair, his press...
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rupert murdoch will testify at parliament tomorrow, this is the big headline, all over the phone hacking scandal that's rocking his media scandal. meanwhile there was a new arrest of a top exec over the weekend, and now the head of scotland yard and his assistant are resigning. if you're keeping score so far, there have been three high-profile resignations, ten arrests and it is not over yet. jim maceda is live in london to bring us up to speed on this. jim, good morning. >> reporter: hi there, thomas. make that four high profile resignations. just a couple of hours ago scotland yard's number two, john yates, also resigned under increasing, extraordinary, really, pressure. that on the heels on his boss's resignation last night. commissioner paul stevenson, he was the head of scotland yard. he, if you will, fell on his sword and said that he could not in good conscience continue with all the challenges to keep the peace in great britain as he and specifically his relationship with the murdock media empire became such a focus of attention. he was calling it a major distraction, which could
rupert murdoch will testify at parliament tomorrow, this is the big headline, all over the phone hacking scandal that's rocking his media scandal. meanwhile there was a new arrest of a top exec over the weekend, and now the head of scotland yard and his assistant are resigning. if you're keeping score so far, there have been three high-profile resignations, ten arrests and it is not over yet. jim maceda is live in london to bring us up to speed on this. jim, good morning. >> reporter: hi...